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N. PETERS, PMOTU-UTHOGRAPHER. WASHUIGTON, D. C.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

.Be it known that I, HENRY SOGGS, of Columbus, in the county of Warren, 'and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and improved Device for Raising and Lowering Windows; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specieation, in which- Figure I is a front elevation of a window-frame and-sash to which my improved device is applied,one ofl vthe jambs being shown partly iu section to show said 'device more clearly.

Figure II is a side elevation of the frame and sash.

Figure III is a cross-section, taken at line Y Y, Fig. I;

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of the iigures.

The nature of my invention consists, first, in locating and supporting, Awithin the jamb of the windowframe a pinion, whose shaft carries a winch by which the pinion may he rotated, in combination with a racl`c-bar applied to the contiguous edge of the window-sash, and resisting friction-rollers applied tio the opposite edgeof the window-sash, so that thesash may be raised or lowered by the turning of the winch, Without binding-or excessive friction; second, in combining` a spring-stop with the winch, by which (Working in connection with pins projecting from the jamb) the window may locked und held at any desired point.'

A A represent the jambs of the window-frame, B the cap, and C the sill thereof. D represents the window Y sas'h, and D the rack-bar applied to theedge thereof, and having its ends bent at right angles and lapping overthe top and bottom of the sash, said ends being fastened by screws to the sash to hohl the rack-bar laterally; but the whole strain inraising orloweriug the sash being resisted by the lapped ends. E represents the pinion, located in a proper mortise cut into the jamb; -thepinion-shaft Fi having` its journal bearing in the jamb, and projecting from the inside thereof for the attachment thereto of the winch F. The pinion is so located that its. teeth Will engage the uppermost teeth of the rack-har when the sash is down, so that the sash may be raised through ya distance equal to its length. Turning the pinion in one direction will evidently raise the sash, and turning it in theA opposite direction will lower it.- ff represent small friction-rollers applied to the edge of the sash opposite from the rack-bar, near the top and bottom thereof, travelling up and down with the sash, and -bearing against the'contiguous jamb to prevent or relieve the friction between the sash and jamb. G represents a spring-catch applied to the winch, and in this case forming the handle thereof, which, by engaging either of the pins g', projecting from the jamb, will prevent the pinion from turning, and consequently hold and lock the window-sashin such position as it may be in when the catch makes its engagement with -the pins. vIn taking hold of the winch, to raise or lower the sash, a slightoutward pull will release the catch and allow the winch to be turned. H represents an inside blind or shutter working in the same frame with the window-sash, as is the common arrangement in passenger-cars on railroads. A rack, Hl, is applied to it, and pinion H2, winchhandle H3, etc., located in the opposite jamb from that operating the window-sash, but in all respects-arranged and operating inthe same manner, so-that the blind may be raised and lowered as desired. Friction-rollers h4 are applied to the blind in'the same manner and for the same purpose as described for the sash.

From the nature of the invention it is evidentlycqually applicable to the operating of windows or shutters, either in passenger-cars or houses, and supplies a. long-felt want in both instances. I

Windows are very liable tobind and stick fast in their frames from a great varietyof causes, and they sometimes require a largeV application of power to 'move them.

This invention supplies a convenient and easy means of applying the power, and it must be a very refractoi y Window indeed which cannot be operated by its means. It further dispenses with the use of the common windowfasteners, which are very likely to get out of order,`vand always a great source of annoyance. Its cost is but trilling, andthe readiness with whichit -can be applied to old windows greatlyenhances its value and utility.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters` Patent, is-

1. The combination and arrangement of the pinion E and winch F, applied to thejamb, withv the rnckbar D and friction-rollersf, applied to the sash in the manner and for the purpose set` forth.

2. The spring-catch G, in combination with the winch,l and operating in the manner and for the purpose set forth. HENRY SOGGS.

Witnesses:

EL'B. Looms,

JEROME Dumon. 

